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JENNINGS AND DARBISHIRE
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1327520
Published by Collins. 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Jennings receives a printing set! Colour frontis. Red boards. Top edge red. 256 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Slight dent to top edge of front cover. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and creased with minimal loss.

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OUR FRIEND JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1327516
Published by Collins. 1960. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles to spine. Colour frontis plate. 4 full-page b/w illustrations. Top edge red. 256 pages. Spine very slightly bumped. Front cover is slightly dust marked to top and bottom edges. Pale page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with tape repairs to tears on verso of front panel, small piece of loss to top corner of rear panel.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald; George F. Maine. Illustrated by Robert Stewart Sherriffs.
Stock no. 1827746
Published by Collins. 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Khorasan Edition. This book contains the 1st, 2nd and 5th editions of Edward Fitzgerald's versions of this title. Also includes textual variants in the third and fourth editions. There is general introduction by Laurence Housman plus essay on Fitzgerald and a glossary. 12 Colour plates. Pink cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Reprint. Text block lightly browned. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Plates lovely and bright. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, rubbed at edges with a 1" split at base of spine, small chips too top & tail of spine, some browning.

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BUTTERFLIES (NN 1)
Written by E.B. Ford.
Stock no. 1827690
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth covers. 368 pages. 56 colour photos, 24 black and white plates, 32 distribution maps, and 9 other diagrams. A fascinating volume. Boards clean. Text block browned and a little grubby. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown is mostly hidden by the front flap of the dustwrapper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, a little rubbed at spine edges, tiny chip and minor creasing to top of spine, spine is very lightly faded, couple of tiny closed tears to lower edge of rear panel. Overall a very nice example.

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COLLINS GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Viola Bayley; Noel Streatfeild; Mollie Chappell; Kathleen Fidler; et al. Illustrated by D.L. Wynne; Frank Varty; William Stobbs; et al..
Stock no. 1327265
Published by Collins. Very good condition.

Red spine, front board shows girl sitting down in school uniform with books and a tennis racket. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations throughout. First story Walls of Snow by Bayley. Spine bumped. Corners worn and covers slightly edge rubbed. Textblock and some page margins are a little grubby else contents clean.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327257
Published by Collins. 1943. Good condition.

Orange cloth, silver titles. Colour frontis. 288 pages, top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Covers marked and faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Frontis is detached but still present. Some hinges cracked. Binding error sees a couple of page corner tips missing (no text missing).

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STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327047
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Good condition.

Green cloth, green titles to spine. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Small black mark to top of spine. Front free-endpaper removed, half title-page is part detached at top 2".

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THE RUBADUB MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1326896
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A seaside holiday at a queer old inn with strange and unusual guests... Another exciting mystery-adventure book. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Top edge red. Spine bumped. Light browning to endpapers, foxing to endpapers and textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed with slight foxing on verso.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326859
Published by Collins. Circa 1939. Good condition.

Pale blue boards, silver titles and decoration. B/w frontis. 316 pages. Covers are edge worn and slightly marked. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small booksellers ink stamp to rear pastedown.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326855
Published by Collins. 1947. Good condition.

Brown cloth, silver titles. Colour frontis. 314 pages, top edge red. 8.25 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine and cover edges lightly faded. Front joint is cracked. Endpapers lightly browned, small pink biro scribble to front free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby.

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ROBINS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326851
Published by Collins. 1959. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black title to spine and abbey vignette to front board. Colour frontis plate. 256 pages. Top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Remains of a sticker and some white typing fluid to front free-endpaper. Typing fluid to centre of title-page (actual title not affected). Some page browning and a few corner tips lightly creased. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with very slight loss at corners.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS AT HOME
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326850
Published by Collins. 1948. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Seagull Library edition. Blue boards, silver title and seagull vignette. 276 pages, top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped with fading to top and tail of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss along edges, rear panel is a bit grubby.

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